Chon Fernando Gallegos (September 28, 1939 – January 17, 2023) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

who played one season with the

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of the

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. Gallegos first enrolled at

San Jose City College San José City College (SJCC) is a public community college in San Jose, California. Founded in 1921, SJCC is located in the West San Jose neighborhood of Fruitdale. History The college was founded in 1921, opening its doors to students in Sept ...

before transferring to

San Jose State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ...

. He attended

James Lick High School James Lick High School is a public high school in San Jose, California, US, located in the Alum Rock district of East San Jose. The school is part of the East Side Union High School District. History James Lick High School opened in 1950 at ...

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. Following his player career, he coached at

and

Santa Teresa High School Santa Teresa High School (also referred to as STHS) is a public high school located in the suburban Santa Teresa neighborhood of southern San Jose, California. The school is a member of the East Side Union High School District and serves studen ...

. At James Lick, he served as

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's coach and at Santa Teresa he oversaw Rich Campbell and

Craig Whelihan Craig Dominic Whelihan (born April 15, 1971) is a retired American football quarterback in the NFL, XFL, and AFL. He played college football at the University of the Pacific. High school years Born in San Jose, California, Whelilhan graduated f ...

. He coached Santa Teresa High School from 1974 to 1992 and compiled a 113–77–3 record.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallegos, Chon 1939 births Living people American football quarterbacks Oakland Raiders players San Jose City Jaguars football players San Jose State Spartans football players High school football coaches in California People from Gallup, New Mexico Coaches of American football from California Players of American football from San Jose, California

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